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A large-scale survey carried out recently in the USSR on the information needs of soc sci'ts is reported. More than 470,000 reader's requests for publications in over 200 libraries, & at least 130,000 requests for bibliographical assistance & references were analyzed. These data concerned the information needs of over 34,000 specialists in diff branches of sci. In addition, some 1,350 soc sci'ts were questioned at their normal places of work, & 2,670 specialists working in libraries were also surveyed. The survey showed that 94% of the soc sci'ts queried elsewhere than in libraries need to consult books, 87% need periodicals, some 25% need standards, patents, & other types of documentation, 9% need maps, & 10% need manuscript materials. 4,267 replies polled from 1,350 R's outside libraries showed the following breakdown of subject requirements: econ's, 868; sociol & soc sells, 282; jurisprudence, 282; art, 102; literary criticism, 71; linguistics, 59; literary works, 371; other subjects, 1,047. The role of libraries in meeting the information needs of specialists is emphasized. Primary & secondary sources of information are discussed, & a separate information system for the soc sci's is proposed. This should be a cross between a library & a special subject reference & information bur with broad responsibilities for providing bibliographical & factual information. In the USSR, a combined library-information center has already been established on the basis of the former Fundamental Library for the Soc Sells. It is called the Instit of Sci'fic Information for the Soc Sells. It has highly developed bibliographical facilities built up over several decades, brings out bibliographical bulletins & indexes, & will begin publishing collections of abstracts covering econ's, philosophy, history, sociol, & other soc sci's. M. Maxfield.